MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — An overseas Filipino worker has been reported missing. The missing Filipina worker was identified as Michelle Alfonso. Her family already reported her missing to the authorities. According to her family and relatives in the Philippines, they haven’t able to contact Michelle for the last six months. Before Michelle went missing, she told her relatives that she was working in Syria. But her family said that as of August last year, […]
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Nawawalang Pilipina sa nangyaring pagyanig sa Hualien sa Taiwan, kinilala na
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kinilala na ang nawawalang Pilipina matapos yanigin ng magnitude 6.4 na lindol ang kilalang tourist city na Hualien sa Taiwan. Ayon kay Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) chairman at resident representative Lito Banayo, ang nawawalang overseas Filipino worker ay si Melody Albano De Castro na taga-Ilocos. Si De Castro ay nagtratrabaho bilang caretaker sa isang nursing home na nasa loob ng gusaling gumuho noong lumindol. Ipinabatid ni Banayo na […]
No trace of Argentina sub, 12 days after it vanished
by Carlos Reyes Agence France Presse BAHIA BLANCA, Argentina (AFP) — An international flotilla backed by aircraft on Monday again probed the South Atlantic for signs of an Argentine submarine missing for 12 days, targeting an area near the vessel’s last known position where an explosion was detected. A total of 15 countries, including the United States, Britain, Russia and France, are helping to search for the ARA San Juan, which has 44 crew members […]
Worries over oxygen supply on missing Argentina submarine
by Liliana Samuel, Carlos Reyes and Eitan Abramovich Agence France Presse MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (AFP) — An international search mission for a missing Argentine submarine entered a critical phase Tuesday after nearly a week without signs of life — as the vessel risked running out of oxygen after being submerged for so long. The ARA San Juan would have enough oxygen for its crew to survive underwater for seven days, if there was no […]
8 missing after landslide in Switzerland: police
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Eight people, including German, Austrian and Swiss citizens, are missing following a landslide that forced the evacuation of several small villages in southeastern Switzerland on Wednesday, police said Thursday. “In the region of Val Bondasca, eight people who were there at the time of the landslide have not been found,” the Graubunden cantonal police said in a statement.
Death toll rises to 177; 109 still missing from Sri Lanka’s floods
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The death toll from the devastating floods and landslides which have hit Sri Lanka since last Friday rose to 177 with 109 people still missing, according to data from the Disaster Management Center (DMC) on Monday. Rescue operations are ongoing, and bodies are still being pulled out of the debris as many continue to mourn the loss of their loved ones. Sri Lanka’s meteorological department continues to warn residents of adverse weather conditions. […]
China billionaire-linked stocks plunge in Shanghai
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Stocks linked to missing Chinese billionaire Xiao Jianhua tumbled Friday as investors ignored a statement saying business at his vast empire was “normal” following reports of his abduction by security agents. Shanghai-listed companies controlled by Xiao’s Tomorrow Holding dropped by their daily limit on the first trading day after a week-long Chinese new year holiday. Chemical company Baotou Tomorrow Technology Co. sank five percent — the maximum allowed for companies at […]
Two miners dead, 6 missing after earthquake hits Polish mine
POLKOWICE, Poland (Reuters) — At least six miners are missing and two died after an earthquake occurred at the Rudna mine in Polkowice in southwestern Poland, state news agency PAP reported on Tuesday (November 29). An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 struck at 9:09 p.m. (2009 GMT), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It said the quake was very shallow, only 10 km (6.2 miles) deep, which would have magnified its effect at the mine […]
At least three dead in Japan landslides, floods
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — At least three people have died and three are missing after landslides and floods hit an area of Japan that was recently battered by major earthquakes, officials said Tuesday. Rescue workers are searching for three people in southern Kumamoto prefecture, where nearly 2,000 residents were already forced to evacuate their homes after two huge earthquakes in April. The 6.2-magnitude and 7.0-magnitude tremors were followed by more than 1,700 aftershocks, which broke […]
Pieces of missing EgyptAir plane found: investigators
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — Pieces of the cabin from the missing EgyptAir plane which crashed into the Mediterranean last month have been found, Egyptian investigators said Wednesday. A French vessel taking part in the search discovered pieces of fuselage at “several sites”, the Egyptian board of inquiry said in a statement. The Airbus A320 which had been en route from Paris to Cairo disappeared on May 19, with the loss of all 66 people on […]
Japan dad apologises for abandoning son, thanks rescuers
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The father of a seven-year-old Japanese boy who went missing for nearly a week after his parents abandoned him in a mountain forest as punishment apologized on Friday hours after his son was found safe. “My excessive act forced my son to have a painful time,” Yamato Tanooka’s father told reporters outside the hospital where his son was being treated. “I deeply apologize to people at his school, people in the […]
Seven-year-old boy missing in Japan forest found alive: officials
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A seven-year-old boy missing since his parents abandoned him in a bear-inhabited forest in northern Japan as a punishment nearly a week ago was found alive on Friday, officials said. The boy, apparently unharmed and in good health, was discovered inside a military base at about 7:50 am (2250 GMT Thursday), a police spokesman said. “A Self-Defence Force official who was on a drill found a boy whose age appeared to […]
